Ost Staff Evaluation

OST Staff Evaluation

Staff members name: _________________________________

Location: _____________________________

Prepared by: _____________________________

Date: _____________________________

Interacting with Children S U NI NA

1. Greets each child daily. Facilitates entry into room.

2. Maintains eye contact when interacting with children. Encourages same behavior in all children.

3. Uses a calm voice.

4. Speaks with individual children often. Calls children by name.

5. Establishes and carries out reasonable limits, knows where boundaries are and when to make exceptions. States directions in positive terms.

6. Utilizes non-punitive ways of dealing with inappropriate behavior. Can exercise authority without undermining child's self worth. For example, does not blame, criticize, embarrass or humiliate child in front of the group.

7. Respects the child. Does not talk down to child and talk about child in front of him/her.

8. Listens attentively to each child. Shows interest and affection.

9. Recognizes and focuses on child's strengths and ways to support that strength and builds on them.

10. Encourages children to talk about feelings and develop alternative ways of problem solving. Looks for what the child is trying to communicate underneath behavior.

11. Is aware of each child's development and sets specific goals for each child.

12. Communicates enthusiasm.

Interacting with Parents

13. Demonstrates an understanding in the child's importance to the parent, offers support to the parent.

14. Able to interpret programs to parents.

15. Tries to hear parents' concern for child underneath complaints. Tries to not take complaints personally.

16. Regards every communication with parents as a professional communication.

17. Communicates, when appropriate, parents' concerns to Supervisor/Site Director.

Group Space S U NI NA

18. The room is visually clear and well-organized with materials labeled and accessible so children can be independent.

19. Transitions are rational, smooth, and unhurried. All parts of the day are opportunities for learning.

20. Ability to work with whole group, small groups and one-to-one while maintaining awareness of the entire group.

21. Knows how to engage children in each of the curriculum areas.

22. Ability to lead a discussion.

23. Ability to stimulate children's thinking/learning.

24. Ability to read a story to a group. Can incorporate children's comments without losing thread of story of children's attention.

25. Shows respect